Eggersmann Group, a Marienfeld, Germany, equipment company that services the construction and recycling industries, has acquired BEKON Group, Unterfoehring, Germany, a manufacturer of batch biogas plants that generate electricity from waste.

With the acquisition, Eggersmann Group will expand its manufacturing base to include a more diverse portfolio of equipment in the mechanical and biological waste treatment sector.

“The integration of BEKON allows us to draw on even more experience and know-how in dry fermentation. The combination of both of our patents – with BEKON we increased the number by 30 more – means a clear add-on to our service portfolio and reinforcement of our market position,” says Karlgünter Eggersmann, CEO of Eggersmann Group.

Following the acquisition, BEKON will become a limited liability company.

“The future BEKON GmbH symbolizes the merger of two fermentation specialists,” says Thomas Hein, managing director of BEKON. The new management is pleased about the strategic add-on and the intensive cooperation with the BEKON staff. Eggersmann expects to keep the Unterfoehring plant operational and maintain BEKON’s staff.

“After many years of being owned by financial investors, we found a new, powerful proprietor in the Eggersmann Group, which helps us to explore the international markets due to the high number of synergies,” state the members of the former management board, Ralf Sigrist, Peter Klessascheck and Tobias Bauer.